Editing French Canadians (section)

==Language==
{{Main|Canadian French}}
There are many [[Variety (linguistics)|varieties]] of French spoken by francophone Canadians, for example [[Quebec French]], [[Acadian French]], [[Métis French]], and [[Newfoundland French]]. The French spoken in Ontario, the [[Canadian West]], and New England can trace their roots back to Quebec French because of [[Quebec diaspora|Quebec's diaspora]]. Over time, many regional accents have emerged. Canada is estimated to be home to between 32 and 36 regional French accents,<ref name="quebeccultureblog.com2">{{cite news |url=https://quebeccultureblog.com/2014/11/14/our-32-accents-series-post-3-88/ |title=Our 32 Accents |website=Quebec Culture Blog |date=14 November 2014 |accessdate=February 26, 2021 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411205238/https://quebeccultureblog.com/2014/11/14/our-32-accents-series-post-3-88/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/fr/blogue-blog/francais-nouvelle-france-french-new-france-fra |title=Le francais parlé de la Nouvelle-France |language=fr |publisher=Government of Canada |date=April 27, 2020 |access-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511164628/https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/fr/blogue-blog/francais-nouvelle-france-french-new-france-fra |url-status=live }}</ref> 17 of which can be found in Quebec, and 7 of which are found in New Brunswick.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rcinet.ca/fr/2017/03/30/le-francais-dans-tous-ses-etats-au-quebec-et-au-canada/ |title=Le francais dans tous ses etats au quebec et au canada |work=Radio-Canada |last=Parent |first=Stéphane |date=March 30, 2017 |access-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413022207/https://www.rcinet.ca/fr/2017/03/30/le-francais-dans-tous-ses-etats-au-quebec-et-au-canada/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There are also people who will naturally speak using ''Québécois Standard'' or [[Joual]] which are considered [[sociolect]]s.

There are about seven million French Canadians and native French speakers in Quebec. Another one million French-speaking French Canadians are distributed throughout the rest of Canada. French Canadians may also speak [[Canadian English]], especially if they live in overwhelmingly English-speaking environments. In Canada, not all those of French Canadian ancestry speak French, but the vast majority do. 

Francophones living in Canadian provinces other than Quebec have enjoyed [[minority language]] rights under Canadian law since the [[Official Languages Act (Canada)|Official Languages Act]] of 1969, and under the [[Canadian Constitution]] since 1982, protecting them from provincial governments that have historically been indifferent towards their presence. At the provincial level, [[New Brunswick]] formally designates French as a full [[official language]], while other provinces vary in the level of French language services they offer. All three of Canada's territories include French as an official language of the territory alongside English and local indigenous languages, although in practice French-language services are normally available only in the capital cities and not across the entire territory.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}